Author: Mary Volmer
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616956720
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Illinois, 1874: 13-year-old Madelyn Branch, ashamed of the birthmark covering half her body, arrives in the town of Reliance, Illinois. Feeling rejected by her mother, Madelyn abandons her and goes into the service of Rose Werner, a suffragette and purveyor of black market birth control who sees in Madelyn a project and potential acolyte. While precocious, foolishly romantic Madelyn cares little for women's rights, Miss Rose pulls her into a world of stagecraft, politics and family intrigue.
Reliance, Illinois
Author: Mary Volmer
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616956720
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Illinois, 1874: 13-year-old Madelyn Branch, ashamed of the birthmark covering half her body, arrives in the town of Reliance, Illinois. Feeling rejected by her mother, Madelyn abandons her and goes into the service of Rose Werner, a suffragette and purveyor of black market birth control who sees in Madelyn a project and potential acolyte. While precocious, foolishly romantic Madelyn cares little for women's rights, Miss Rose pulls her into a world of stagecraft, politics and family intrigue.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616956720
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Illinois, 1874: 13-year-old Madelyn Branch, ashamed of the birthmark covering half her body, arrives in the town of Reliance, Illinois. Feeling rejected by her mother, Madelyn abandons her and goes into the service of Rose Werner, a suffragette and purveyor of black market birth control who sees in Madelyn a project and potential acolyte. While precocious, foolishly romantic Madelyn cares little for women's rights, Miss Rose pulls her into a world of stagecraft, politics and family intrigue.
United States Customs Court Reports
Author: United States. Customs Court
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Customs administration
Languages : en
Pages : 1186
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Customs administration
Languages : en
Pages : 1186
Book Description
Directory of Illinois Manufacturers
Author: Prudence M. Walker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manufactures
Languages : en
Pages : 1430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Manufactures
Languages : en
Pages : 1430
Book Description
Reliance, Illinois
Author: Mary Volmer
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616958065
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Reliance, Illinois has it all—mystery, politics, war; love, death, and art. Every page is a pleasure." —Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Illinois, 1874: With a birthmark covering half her face, thirteen-year-old Madelyn Branch is accustomed to cold and awkward greetings, and expects no less in the struggling town of Reliance. After all, her mother, Rebecca, was careful not to mention a daughter in the Matrimonial Times ad that brought them there. When Rebecca weds, Madelyn poses as her mother’s younger sister and earns a grudging berth in her new house. Deeply injured by her mother’s deceptions, Madelyn soon leaves to enter the service of Miss Rose Werner, prodigal daughter of the town’s founder. Miss Rose is a suffragette and purveyor of black market birth control who sees in Madelyn a project and potential acolyte. Madelyn, though, wants to feel beautiful and loved, and she pins her hopes on William Stark, a young photographer and haunted Civil War veteran.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616958065
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Reliance, Illinois has it all—mystery, politics, war; love, death, and art. Every page is a pleasure." —Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Illinois, 1874: With a birthmark covering half her face, thirteen-year-old Madelyn Branch is accustomed to cold and awkward greetings, and expects no less in the struggling town of Reliance. After all, her mother, Rebecca, was careful not to mention a daughter in the Matrimonial Times ad that brought them there. When Rebecca weds, Madelyn poses as her mother’s younger sister and earns a grudging berth in her new house. Deeply injured by her mother’s deceptions, Madelyn soon leaves to enter the service of Miss Rose Werner, prodigal daughter of the town’s founder. Miss Rose is a suffragette and purveyor of black market birth control who sees in Madelyn a project and potential acolyte. Madelyn, though, wants to feel beautiful and loved, and she pins her hopes on William Stark, a young photographer and haunted Civil War veteran.
The Auditorium Building
Author: Jay Pridmore
Publisher: Pomegranate
ISBN: 9780764924965
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Commissioned by Ferdinand Peck and produced by architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler--soon to be leaders of the Chicago School--in 1889, the Auditorium Building was a wondrous complex, housing a hotel, offices, stores, and a theater. Adler's engineering skills overcame the problem of a foundation that had to support an unevenly distributed weight; Sullivan designed the stunning theater, which was spanned by four elliptical arches studded with 3,500 incandescent electric lights and decorated with gold leaf. Adler created a hydraulic stage--with twenty-six lifts--and one of the first air-conditioning systems in a public building. Among the many design features in the interior of the Auditorium were murals, onyx, marble, open loggias, stained glass, filigreed vents, wainscoting, and bronze-plated posts. Scholars considered the Auditorium Building the most important single structure in Chicago. The Auditorium thrived until its closing in 1940. In 1946 Roosevelt University purchased the building, and the Auditorium Theatre Council restored the theater to its former glory. Today, the Auditorium Building is thriving as a showcase for major theatrical events, Roosevelt University concerts, and other events.
Publisher: Pomegranate
ISBN: 9780764924965
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Commissioned by Ferdinand Peck and produced by architects Louis Sullivan and Dankmar Adler--soon to be leaders of the Chicago School--in 1889, the Auditorium Building was a wondrous complex, housing a hotel, offices, stores, and a theater. Adler's engineering skills overcame the problem of a foundation that had to support an unevenly distributed weight; Sullivan designed the stunning theater, which was spanned by four elliptical arches studded with 3,500 incandescent electric lights and decorated with gold leaf. Adler created a hydraulic stage--with twenty-six lifts--and one of the first air-conditioning systems in a public building. Among the many design features in the interior of the Auditorium were murals, onyx, marble, open loggias, stained glass, filigreed vents, wainscoting, and bronze-plated posts. Scholars considered the Auditorium Building the most important single structure in Chicago. The Auditorium thrived until its closing in 1940. In 1946 Roosevelt University purchased the building, and the Auditorium Theatre Council restored the theater to its former glory. Today, the Auditorium Building is thriving as a showcase for major theatrical events, Roosevelt University concerts, and other events.
Report - University of Illinois Board of Trustees
Author: University of Illinois (System). Board of Trustees
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Report of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Author: University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus). Board of Trustees
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Higher
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Higher
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Certified List of Illinois Corporations and Supplemental List of Foreign Corporations
Author: Illinois. Office of Secretary of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Corporations
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State, to the Governor of Illinois
Author: Illinois. Office of Secretary of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Illinois
Author: Illinois. Office of Secretary of State
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description